Jewelry styling meets storytelling in this museum-inspired journey of memory, connection, and the art of bespoke design.

Jewelry styling meets storytelling in this museum-inspired journey of memory, connection, and the art of bespoke design.
Brooches carry stories—of love, legacy, and personal style—but how often do we let them shine? In this post, I share fresh ways to wear your brooches, from playful groupings to unexpected placements, along with simplestyling tipsto keep them secure. Let’s bring your jewelry treasures out of your box and into the light of your life.
Thrilling or perplexing, the color purple is capturing cultural attention. Since the purple clothing around inauguration looked really good in the media …
The venue was a relaxed, Bohemian cafe, and I was so excited to meet my friend and client, Lisa, to deliver the custom design ring we created….outside with masks…..
My friend & client Carolyn inspires me with her combinations of colored gem jewelry and clothing colors. We could all learn a thing or two from her. Below, she starts with two different bead necklaces…
A client came to me with a stash of pearls she just didn’t wear. We made her pearl stash wearable, restringing with a series of five clasps that can interconnect so the pearls can be worn in different lengths and combinations…
Summer is such a bounty of produce, I ritually mark it’s end by making a fresh tomato-basil sauce on angel hair pasta and am sure to get in one more grilling of peaches. I never heard of grilled peaches before I moved to North Carolina…
When Liana sent me photos of her wearing some of her new earring combinations, I gasped! With her red hair and skin of moonlight, she looked like the enchanted Forest Queen of my childhood fairy tales…
A child’s wedding is a landmark event. Among the details of planning a wedding, focusing on the bride and the habit of putting themselves...
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Jewelry styling meets storytelling in this museum-inspired journey of memory, connection, and the art of bespoke design.Our museum adventure turned into jewelry storytelling (and why playing dress-up never gets old).My daughters and I turned a Samurai exhibit into a...
Clapping at concerts or performances might seem harmless, but it could be damaging your rings more than you realize. Enthusiastic applause can damage your rings leading to dents, loose prongs, chipped gemstones, or even lost stones—what forensic jewelers call...
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